Simple additions accomplished recently; Lubed and reattached the left cab vent so I can get some air at 50 mph. New manual throttle cable. Decided I would add decals for oil filter, air cleaner, valve cover cap. Waiting for their arrival. Have ordered OD transmission lock out shaft seal, to be installed on arrival.
Installed both front fender/rad support braces on GF's 53 3100. Just some of the missing parts PO left off truck. Made up shopping list for my next trip to Chev's of the 40's.
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Got the horn reassembled today after cleaning and painting. Decided to test it and....
HONK!!
Kevin Newest Project - 51 Chevy 3100 work truck. Photos [flickr.com] #2 - '29 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. First car '29 Ford Special Coupe Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
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Nice! I wish we still had a plater up here. The cost of shipping stuff back and forth to the lower 48 makes getting things plated prohibitively expensive.
Kevin Newest Project - 51 Chevy 3100 work truck. Photos [flickr.com] #2 - '29 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. First car '29 Ford Special Coupe Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Nice! I wish we still had a plater up here. The cost of shipping stuff back and forth to the lower 48 makes getting things plated prohibitively expensive.
You should look into Powder Coated Chrome...hard to tell it from the real deal.
I had to replace a 5 year old power steering pump...the '56 steers great again!
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Originally Posted by Mike B
You should look into Powder Coated Chrome...hard to tell it from the real deal.
I've thought about that. Also considering chrome vinyl wrap for the bumpers (the only thing that needs chrome on my truck).
Kevin Newest Project - 51 Chevy 3100 work truck. Photos [flickr.com] #2 - '29 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. First car '29 Ford Special Coupe Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Applied primer filler to driver side rear barn door of the 1952 Chevrolet Suburban (in the background). Next up fixing hinge lock mechanism, interior paint & then Windser Blue exterior paint. Enjoy!
I used the Cu-Ni line and it does work easy. I just finished installing my CPP adapter bracket and dual circuit master. My 49 3600 had a single circuit and when you pushed the pedal down it would travel 3/4 of the way to the floor and then go hard. Stopping was iffy at best. I got the dual circuit in and got the system bled. The pedal does exactly the same travel with the same lack of stopping power. So I started from scratch and bled it all again really watching for air bubbles. Again exactly the same results.
The master has about 32nds inch gap between the push rod and master. The brakes are adjusted a little tighter than I like but I was trying to cut down pedal travel. I even sanded the newish shoes and cleaned any evidence of dirt/oil in the drums. Same result.
I'm guessing my best option (read most expensive) is to install discs front and rear. I'm really disappointed because I've had the truck 6 weeks and the first big show is tomorrow.
